{"id":"CVE-2026-112533","kind":"vulnerability","aliases":["CVE-2026-112533"],"related":[],"title":"Apple macOS: authorization flaw lets an app read sensitive user data","description":"An authorization issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27.2, macOS Sequoia 15.8.2, macOS Tahoe 26.7.2. An app may be able to access sensitive user data.","summary":"An authorization check in macOS was fixed with improved state management. A malicious or compromised app may be able to access sensitive user data it should not reach.","severity":"unknown","cvss":null,"epss":null,"exploited":false,"exploited_at":null,"products":[],"ecosystems":[],"tags":["apple","infrastructure","macos","macos-fleet"],"not_affected_if":[],"how_to_check":"- Run `sw_vers -productVersion` on each Mac and compare against the fixed versions below.\n- unknown for any other check, the sources do not say.","fix":"- Update macOS to `27.2` (Golden Gate), `15.8.2` (Sequoia), or `26.7.2` (Tahoe) through Software Update.","status":"open","published_at":"2026-10-26T21:17:45+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-26T21:20:27+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-10-26T21:28:16+00:00","updated_at":"2026-10-26T21:28:16+00:00","category":"infrastructure","confidence":0.5,"triage":{"at":"2026-10-26T21:28:16Z","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","output":{"fix":"- Update macOS to `27.2` (Golden Gate), `15.8.2` (Sequoia), or `26.7.2` (Tahoe) through Software Update.","reach":"local","title":"Apple macOS: authorization flaw lets an app read sensitive user data","impact":"medium","summary":"An authorization check in macOS was fixed with improved state management. A malicious or compromised app may be able to access sensitive user data it should not reach.","category":"infrastructure","nicknames":[],"who_cares":["macos","apple","macos-fleet"],"confidence":0.5,"needs_auth":"unknown","worst_case":"A local app reads sensitive user data it should not access","analyst_note":"Check Apple's security release notes for the CVE-2026-112533 entry to confirm which data is exposed and what preconditions apply.","how_to_check":"- Run `sw_vers -productVersion` on each Mac and compare against the fixed versions below.\n- unknown for any other check, the sources do not say.","needs_analyst":true,"not_affected_if":[],"who_is_affected":"Any Mac running an unpatched macOS release is potentially exposed, since the flaw sits in the operating system and an installed app is what triggers it. The sources do not say which apps or permissions are needed, so treat every managed Mac as in scope. Machines already on the fixed versions are not affected.","user_interaction":"unknown","needs_special_setup":"unknown","severity_if_unknown":"unknown"},"cost_usd":0.000579,"input_tokens":3269,"output_tokens":505,"severity_before":"unknown"},"analyst_status":null,"analyst_note":null,"search":"'-112533':14A,17A '-2026':13A,16A '15.8.2':72C '26.7.2':75C '27.2':69C 'abl':42B,80C 'access':44B,82C 'address':56C 'app':7A,39B,77C 'appl':1A,18B 'author':3A,25B,53C 'check':26B 'compromis':38B 'cve':12A,15A 'data':11A,47B,85C 'fix':30B,64C 'flaw':4A 'fleet':23B 'gate':68C 'golden':67C 'improv':32B,58C 'infrastructur':19B 'issu':54C,62C 'let':5A 'maco':2A,20B,22B,28B,66C,70C,73C 'macos-fleet':21B 'malici':36B 'manag':34B,60C 'may':40B,78C 'reach':51B 'read':8A 'sensit':9A,45B,83C 'sequoia':71C 'state':33B,59C 'taho':74C 'user':10A,46B,84C","nicknames":[],"mitigations":[],"who_affected":"Any Mac running an unpatched macOS release is potentially exposed, since the flaw sits in the operating system and an installed app is what triggers it. The sources do not say which apps or permissions are needed, so treat every managed Mac as in scope. Machines already on the fixed versions are not affected.","tier":"C","verified":{},"analyst_revisit_at":null,"first_public_at":"2026-10-26T21:17:45+00:00","kev":null,"cvss_vector":null,"cvss_by":null,"poc_count":0,"sources":[{"source":"nvd","external_id":"CVE-2026-112533","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112533","severity":null,"published_at":"2026-10-26T21:17:45+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-26T21:17:45+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-26T21:20:27+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-10-26T21:20:27+00:00","note":null}],"documents":[],"notice":"Free to read at a human pace. An API with keys and an MCP server are in preparation; early access: hello@infrastack.ai"}